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Local

Stamps: VFD upped fire safety in 2024 with free smoke alarms; service remains available for residents

Vicksburg Fire Chief Derrick Stamps said this week that his team installed more than 150 free smoke alarms in Vicksburg homes in 2024, significantly improving ... Read more

by Blake Bell, Sunday, January 12, 2025 12:16 pm

News

Flaggs doubles down on NIL donation

Mayor George Flaggs Jr. on Friday spoke again about a recent city sponsorship that has come under fire after the Board of Mayor and Alderman ... Read more

by Blake Bell, Friday, January 10, 2025 10:22 pm

Columnists

Please heed the advice of safety officials this winter

I know we’ve been writing a lot about the issue of winter safety recently, but another big fire in town Thursday morning just underscores the ... Read more

by Blake Bell, Friday, January 10, 2025 1:12 pm

Local

Structure fires continue as unoccupied home burns Friday morning

Structure fires in Vicksburg continue amid the recent snap of cold weather with a house fire Friday morning in an unoccupied home on Walnut Street. ... Read more

by Blake Bell, Friday, January 10, 2025 11:34 am

Crime

Vicksburg man arrested in Madison Parish homicide case

A Vicksburg man has been taken into custody for murder in Madison Parish after a death Thursday was ruled to be a homicide. Louisiana State ... Read more

by Blake Bell, Friday, January 10, 2025 11:16 am

News

Fire extinguished at Scottish Inn; crews continue search for injured

A fire that quickly engulfed the Scottish Inn building on Clay Street Thursday morning has been brought under control and has not yet yielded any ... Read more

by Blake Bell, Thursday, January 9, 2025 10:09 am

News

Flaggs presents vision for future, answers questions about past

Vicksburg Mayor George Flaggs Jr.’s yearly State of the City address took on a different tone Wednesday night at the Robert M. Walker Building with ... Read more

by Blake Bell, Wednesday, January 8, 2025 10:42 pm

Columnists

I should be careful what I wish for

If you need someone to blame for this Arctic blast we’re getting this week, I guess you can start with me.  If you asked my ... Read more

by Blake Bell, Tuesday, January 7, 2025 11:02 pm

Local

BOMA butt heads over NIL donation

A relatively new addition to NCAA sports has been making waves since first going into effect July 1, 2021, and this week the ripples made ... Read more

by Blake Bell, Monday, January 6, 2025 4:49 pm

Local

Annual chamber meeting to present ‘vision for 2025’

The annual meeting of the Vicksburg-Warren County Chamber of Commerce is quickly approaching, and President and CEO Pablo Diaz said this year’s event is as ... Read more

by Blake Bell, Saturday, January 4, 2025 10:00 am

Columnists

Pray for New Orleans, look out for one another

It wasn’t the way any of us wanted to start the new year: a lone attacker driving a truck into a crowd on Bourbon Street ... Read more

by Blake Bell, Friday, January 3, 2025 7:47 am

Local

A fresh start: A City United program offered prayers for 2025

The A City United program held New Year’s Day at Washington Street Park did just that for Vicksburg, as members of church congregations, city government ... Read more

by Blake Bell, Thursday, January 2, 2025 9:03 pm

Local

5 children escape New Year’s Day house fire

A fire that destroyed a mobile home on Ken Karyl Avenue Wednesday could have been much worse after five children escaped the home unharmed, Vicksburg ... Read more

by Blake Bell, Wednesday, January 1, 2025 5:36 pm

Columnists

Jimmy Carter’s was a life well lived, example for us all

I’ve heard it said many times that President Jimmy Carter accomplished as much or more in life after serving as president of the United States ... Read more

by Blake Bell, Tuesday, December 31, 2024 10:07 am

Education

EDUCATOR OF THE YEAR NOMINEE: Stacey Everett loves showing students their own power

Stacey K. Everett has been named Teacher of the Year at River City Early College (RCEC), where she teaches ninth-grade economics and government, and now ... Read more

by Blake Bell, Sunday, December 29, 2024 8:55 am

News

Downed power line ignites fire in vacant cottage; no injuries, but structure is ‘total loss’

As Vicksburg dealt with power outages across the city due to Saturday’s inclement weather, Vicksburg Fire Department was on the scene of a structure fire ... Read more

by Blake Bell, Saturday, December 28, 2024 9:19 pm

Local

No one injured in Friday-night structure fire

A structure fire that broke out Friday night on Jefferson Circle was quickly controlled by the Vicksburg Fire Department, Fire Chief Derrick Stamps said. “At ... Read more

by Blake Bell, Friday, December 27, 2024 10:33 pm

News

New year, new shelter: Animals’ move to new facility delayed until January

After years of waiting on a new facility for the Vicksburg Animal Shelter, city officials said the animals themselves will have to wait a few ... Read more

by Blake Bell, Friday, December 27, 2024 8:03 pm

Local

Good will toward men: Local volunteers continue Erin Hern’s tradition

Last Christmas marked ten years since Vicksburg native Erin Hern began quietly leading a group of volunteers around Warren County feeding local first responders and ... Read more

by Blake Bell, Friday, December 27, 2024 7:56 pm

Columnists

A Latin phrase and why you can ditch those resolutions this year

Christmas has come and gone and now we look ahead to the last holiday of 2024, which is also the first holiday of 2025: New ... Read more

by Blake Bell, Friday, December 27, 2024 2:59 pm

Local

City declares surplus vehicles, donates to RCRM

The City of Vicksburg during its regular meeting Monday declared three vehicles as surplus items before donating them to River City Rescue Mission.  The city ... Read more

by Blake Bell, Thursday, December 26, 2024 9:01 pm

Local

Bally’s, Gospel Temple feed first responders working Christmas Day

Volunteers from Bally’s Vicksburg Casino, Gospel Temple M. B. Church and other organizations from around the River City cooked and handed out meals for first ... Read more

by Blake Bell, Wednesday, December 25, 2024 2:18 pm

Crime

Inmate charged with murder in Madison Parish after deadly prison stabbing

One person is dead and another facing a murder charge in Tallulah after one inmate allegedly stabbed another Monday. According to officials with the Madison ... Read more

by Blake Bell, Monday, December 23, 2024 2:43 pm

Local

Investigation concludes deadly fire on Mattingly Street was accidental

Vicksburg Fire Chief Derrick Stamps on Monday said the investigation into the deadly fire that claimed a life in early December on Mattingly Street has ... Read more

by Blake Bell, Monday, December 23, 2024 1:02 pm

Downtown Vicksburg

Trophy presentation: Parade of Lights awards handed out at BOMA meeting (with photo gallery)

The winners of the 2024 Christmas Parade of Lights were publicly acknowledged during Monday’s final 2024 meeting of the Board of Mayor and Aldermen (BOMA), ... Read more

by Blake Bell, Monday, December 23, 2024 12:30 pm

Local

Carson retires from VFD after 34 years

Vicksburg Fire Department (VFD) Assistant Chief Carl Carson retired this week after more than three decades of service and VFD leadership said his absence is ... Read more

by Blake Bell, Friday, December 20, 2024 8:50 pm

Crime

Warren County man charged with felony child abuse

A Warren County man is facing a felony child abuse charge after turning himself in to authorities Monday. Warren County Sheriff Martin Pace said 28-year-old ... Read more

by Blake Bell, Friday, December 20, 2024 4:19 pm

Columnists

Tour of homes added check mark to list

Since it’s now officially been a year since I came on board here at The Vicksburg Post, it feels like it’s appropriate that I’m writing ... Read more

by Blake Bell, Friday, December 20, 2024 12:08 pm

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